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The Portland daily press., 1887-05-20
Secretary whitney's Profitable In
vestment.


Secretary Whitney's investment in subur-
ban real estate near Washington has turned
out to be profitable one. He has just sold
twenty-five acres, about one-fourth of his
grass lands, for $37,500. This is under
stood to be 800 more than he paid for the
Whole estate some two years ago. The %
acres sold abuts on the Tenallytown road, a
few hundred yards north of Red Top, ond it
has passed into the hands of the same syn
dicate which controls the Dorsey -Claggett
purchase, on the opposite side of the Tenal-
Cleveland's property. The District Com
missioners are now engaged in expending
public money to build road through the
Claggett purchase.
Treasurer kyattto Take Charge.
1t is expected that Mr.. Hyatt will enter
unon his duties as United States Treasurer
Monday next. He will receipt for the money
in the vaults only as fast as it is counted, ,an1
Mr.. Jordan will not be released on his bond
till the count is completed. Both Jordan
and Hyatt win be represented during the
count, process which will require two
counters. The officials of the bureau have
received assurances that Mr. Hyatt will
make no changes at present.
Pensions Granted.
Pensions have been granted to Maine resi-
dents to-day as follows:
Sarah H., mother of Robert McGray, East
Knox.
Rosia, mother of Edwin A. Prescott. Phillips.
Daniel Pinkham original. Winterport.
Edward Brown, origingl, Wilton.
CHARLES M Stevens, original, Halowell.
Nathan Dolan, original, North Vassalboro.
Charles H. Wheeler, increase, Canaan.
Elias Deed, increase, Lincoln.
William ii. WiSsell, increase, Fryeburg Centre.
The Portland daily press., 1887-05-20
Other Games Yesterday.

At Waterbury -Hartfords, 6; Waterbury,3.
At Exeter-Boston College, 10; Phillips
Academy, 1.
At Springfeld-Springfelds. Is; Bridge
ports, IA.
At New Haven-New Hayens, 0; Dam
burys, 8.
At Cincinnati-Brooklyns, 10; Cincin-
natis, IA.
At st. Louis-St. Louis, s; Athletics, 4.
At Observation-Disclosures, 6; Metropoli-
ans, 1.
At ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS ,26; Amhersts, T..
At Observation-Disclosures IL; ToroRtos, 6.
At Observation-Disclosures, II; Buifalos, 4.
AT Jersey City-Jersey Citys.15 Oswego,4
The Portland daily press., 1887-05-20
Suicide of a Nohleman.

BesroN, May 19.-It is stated the man who
suicided from tine Providence train was a
French noblemaD who had been living in
Boston with woman not his wife. The
woman died. The nobleman sent for his
wife who came, but ascertaining her hus-
bands infdelity started to return to France
The husband followed on the train, falling
to induce her to return he jumped to death.
The Portland daily press., 1887-05-20

Of st. Albans, for the heirs of Philander Co
burn; Judge Percival Bonney of Portland,
for the New York Baptist Home Missionary
Society and Colby University; VIM. I.
Halnes, Esq, of Waterville, and A. M. Rob
inson, Esq, for the Maine State Agricultur-
al College; Hon. Orville ID. Baker, Augusta,
for the Maine Insane Hospital.
The Portland daily press., 1887-05-20
Yachting News.

NEW YORK, May 10 = At the regular
monthly meeting Of the New York Yacht
Club tonight, an invitation from the mayor
of Halifax to extend the cruise to that city
was referred to the flag officers. The gener-
al impression is that the invitation will not
be accepted. Wednesday, August Sd, was
chosen for the rendezvous at New London,
when the annual cruise will begin.
The Portland daily press., 1887-05-20
THE DoMINIoN.
a Reception for the Governor Gen.
cYa,.

OTTAWA, May 19.-The Governor General
will return soon after the oath inst. Prepa-
astie reception. One of the principal fea-
lures will be a turnout Of 1000 children
who will be trained into an orchestra and
sing an original song composed for the occa-
sim
The Portland daily press., 1887-05-20
Flcrida's New senator.

TALLAHASSEE, Fla, May 19.-In the Joint
session Of the Legislature today the vote for
United States Senator resulted as follows
Samuel Pasco, 84 George Goodrich. g. Mr.
Pasco was declared elected Uuited States
Senator,
The Portland daily press., 1887-05-20
Sale of the Nickel plate Railroad.

CLEVELAND, o., May 19.-The Nickel
Plate railroad was sold today for $4,000, 900,
of which 100000 was cash. The purchasers
are the purchasing committee of the new
Messrs Roosevelt Kennedy, Oliott and W.
X Vanderbilt
The Portland daily press., 1887-05-20

AHCtHcT FOStHIdStGT ArpOInt6u.
WASHINGTON, d. c., May 19.-John IL.
Wilson was appointed postmaster at East
Bangor, Thursday, vice c. III. Bean, resigned.
The Portland daily press., 1887-05-20
iianIon,s Coming Race.

WORCESTER, Mass, May 19.-Hanlon left
this afternoon for the race with Gaudaur at
Pullman, accompanied by Bubear ihe Eng
lish champion. He took two boats, one
built by Davis of Portland, which arrived
but few minutes before the train started.
The other was built by Blakey of Boston
The Portland daily press., 1887-05-20
ISLAND NOTES.

Respectfully submitted,
SETH L. LARRABEE, Treasurer.
The Portland daily press., 1887-05-20
An rxuteso Train stopped by Robbers

bers held up the north bound Paaific express.
on the Missouri Pacific last night, ~ miles
north of Austin. and took about $1,000 in
money registered letters They wounded
two men.
The Portland daily press., 1887-05-20
a Challenge.

The employees Of b. A. Atkinson & Co.,
Middle street, having noticed by the paper
that the employees Of Messrs. Cook, Everett
mess house in the city, hereby chal-
lenge them to game Of ball on Decoration
Day for fun or anything to suit the boys.
The Portland daily press., 1887-05-20
BASE BALL.
New England League.
CANES NEXT WEEK.

GAMES NEXT WEEK.
The Portlands will play the Salems Mon
day and Tuesday and the Lawrenees Friday
and Saturday, Of next week.
PoRTLANDs, o; LAwRENcEs, 2.
About 800 spectators saw the Portland de-
feat the home team at Lawrence, yesterday,
o to 2, the boys from Maine outfelding and
outbatting their opponents, though most Of
their batting was done after chances TO put
out their side had been refused. The score :
The Portland daily press., 1887-05-20

Earned runs-Portlands, 3. TwO-base hits
Campana, Hamilton, Hatfield, Thayer. Three
base hits-Ray. Passed balls-Murphy, 3;
Thayer, 1. First base on balls-By Kiley, 1
by Small, 1. First base on errors-LawTence, I
POrtlands, 7. Hit by pitched ball-By Kiley, 1.
Umpire-Marsden Of Lawrence Time-1 h. Som.
MANcHEsTERs, IL; BOSTON BLUES, 9.
At Manchester, yesterday, the home team
defeated the Boston Blues. The score:
Innings. .......1 2 A 8 8 So
Manchesters. o o 1 3-11
Boston Blues.......2 o o 0 A 0 0 o l. z
Base hits-Manehesters, 12; Blues, TO- Errors
Manchesters, 10; Blues. IA. Earned runs-Man-
chesters @; Blues, 3. Batteries-Ferson and
Dunn; Blues, Clare and Murphy.
sALEMs, 0; LYNNs, 6.
AT Salem, yesterday, the Salems defeated
the Lynns in loosely played game. About
400 spectators were present. The Salems
got their first run on passed balls. The
score:
Innlngs.... IL 2 4 Ct 50
Salems. ..............0 D o 2 o. o
Lynns.... ..........2 1 o o o. 9
Base hits-salems: 0; Lynns, 8. Errors-salems
81; Lynns, 20. Pitchers-Salems, Demarris
Lynns, Matthews.
The Portland daily press., 1887-05-20
The Abbott Residence at Farming
ton Changes Hands.

FARAnNeToN, May 19.-Fair Acres, the
homestead and of late years the summer resi-
dence here of the late Jacob Abbott, the
author. was sold Wednesday to Ebenzeer
Knowlton of Pennington. The price paid
was $2500.
The Portland daily press., 1887-05-20

Maj. Ben; Perley Poore, the veteran news
paper correspondent. who was taken seri-
ousiy III lew days ago, was not so well yes
terday. Some doubt Is expressed as to
whether the Major will survive his illness.
The Portland daily press., 1887-05-20
FROM WASHINGTON.
Testimony in the South Carolina
Contested Election case.
Secretary Whitney makes a Fortu-
nate Investment.
Meeting of the Interstate Com.
merce Commission.

WASHINGTON, May 19.-The testimony
in the contested election case of Smalls
against Elliott of the Seventh South Caro-
lima District was opened today by the Clerk
of the House in the presence of the contest
ants, and has been sent to the government
printer to be printed. The new law author
ICES this proceeding, as well as the filing of
briefs during the vacation of Congress, and
ought greatly to expedite the settlement of
contested election cases. The granting of
certificate to Elliott. as everybody knows,
was monstrous proceeding, The major
part of the testimony taken by the contestee
is an attempt to show that colored voters
who desiren to vote for Elliott were intimi-
dated and prevented from doing SO by colored
Republicans, who threatened to ostracise
them and turn them out of their church,
etc. The persons said to have been prevent
ed from voting the Democratic ticket were
summoned by the contestant, and their tes-
tlmony decidedly contradicted that of the
cOnteStee'S witnesses
The Portland daily press., 1887-05-20
Tho Saeo Poisoning Case.

ALFRED, May l9.-The testimony in the
Saco poisoning case was closed this forenoon.
One hour and half was allotted to the
counsel for both sides in which to make their
arguments. Hon. Wilbur f. Lunt of Port
land made an able argument for the defence
The Portland daily press., 1887-05-20
the WEATHER.

WASHINGTON, May 20.
The indications for New England and
Eastern New York are slightly warmer fair
weather with light veriable winds and sta
tionary temperature along the coast.
The Portland daily press., 1887-05-20
items from Machias.

MAcHIAs, May 19.-Amaziah McCaslind
died suddenly to-day. He was native Of
Columbia, well known resident of Machas
for 80 years.
Mrs. Ezra Stevens of Machiasport fell yes
terday and the result was a compound frac-
ture Of the leg. Her advanced age makes
recovery doubtful
The Portland daily press., 1887-05-20

A new lodge Of locomotive firemen is to be
instituted soon at Vanceboro, and Mr.. Han
nahan Of Terre Haate. Ind, will be present
and conduct the exercises. The only lodge
now in existence in this State is Established
in this city, and the purpose of the new lodge
is to initiate members from the eastern end
of the Maine Central and the New Bruns-
wick railroads
The Portland daily press., 1887-05-20
AT PHILADELPHIA.

Innings. s.........1 2 50
DetrOits. 3 o 2 3 x-16
Phiiadelphias. o 0 o 8 l. s
Base hits-Detroits, 10; Philadelphias, r. Er-
rors-Detroits, 5 Phlladelphias, 8. Earned runs
-Detroits, z: Philadelphias, 3. Batteries-De-
eOn and Clements.
The Portland daily press., 1887-05-20
Building at Iivermore Falls This
Summer.

Summer.
Especial to the Pressl
LIvERMoRE FALLS, May 19.-There will
be quite building boom at Liyermore Falls
this season. The Baptist Society are soon
to commence operations on a $25OO parson-
age. George Wheeler Of Pennington con-
templates the erection of two dwelling
houses on the new street which has been laid
ont between High and Pleasant streets A.
b. Parkman, superintendent of Records
pulp mill, is to erect fine residence this
summer. Albion Record talks of putting in
paper mill next summer. Should he do
this paper could be manufactured here at
very low cost; using the wet pulp as it comes
out of his mill, thus saving the cost of ship
ping which other manufacturers are obliged
to pay. As a large per cent. of the crude
pulp is water its weight is something enor-
nous. The Umbagog Pulp Company are
soon to put in another large pulp machine.
Something in the way of improving the
water power at Otis Falls viii probable be
done next wear.
The Portland daily press., 1887-05-20

Hon. Jesse Drew. Of Fort Fairfield, Is one
Of the old gentlemen Of Maine who still cling
to the blue swallow tail coats and brass but
tons. Since Hannibal Hamlin and Major
Dickey have donned more modern suits, the
old coats that are still worn can almost be
counted on the fingers Of one hand. Lew
Barker, Of Bangor, and Landlord Moses, of
the Robinson House at Bucksport wear two
OF them. Another Is woFa by Mr.. Drew The
latter was around the StatoHcuse this week,
looking over the scenes Of his lab0rs four
years ago when he sat In the House for the
Fort Fairfield class. The year before DEM
ocrat had been sent from Fort Fairfield by
majority OF five. He carried the District the
other way by a tremendous majority; but
the bad air Of the capitol and the contine-
ment OF Augusta life nearly killed him. So
he went out Of politics himself; but he takes
great pride in the success Of his youngest
son, who Is the most youthful county attor-
ney Ar0ost0Ok ever had. He finishes his
first term OF court just as he turns his twen-
ty-ifth wear
The Portland daily press., 1887-05-20

E. P. JONES, Pvt S. c.. q. S. A.
The Portland daily press., 1887-05-20
by Ger. ETItcheIl,

BANGOR, May l9-Brigadier General
Mitchell has appointed the following mem
bers of his staff: Appleton II. Plaisted,
Brigadier Inspector with the rank of Major
George d. Armstrong eff Lewiston, Captain
and Commissary; John Sedgwick Hyde of
Bath, Aid-de-Camp with rank of captain.
Other appointments will be announced here
aftar
The Portland daily press., 1887-05-20
THE PORTLAND DAILY PRESS.

Published every day Sundays excepted) by the
PORTLAND PUBLISHING COMPANY.
AT 81 ExoHANoE STREET. PORTLAND, ME.
TERMS Eight Dollars a Year To mail SUBJ
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RATES OF :ADvERTIsING-One inch of space
the length OF column, or twelve lines noapdrteL
constitutes a sssquare,,
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SPECIAL NOTICES, one-third additional.
Under mead OF "AMUsEMENTs" and "AUCTION
SALES" $500 per square per week; three inser.
tions or less, $780,
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THE STATE.
ARoosrooK COUNTY.

John Clancy, young man living on the
county road in New Limerick has been i'll
during the win ter, and was pronounced by
being made to have him sent to the insane
hospital at Augusta, when he, learning of
their intentions, arose in the night ON Mon
day, May 9th, and made his escape, without
hat or boots, and has since been hiding in
the woods, without food or fire. Search has
been made for him, but up to the first of the
present week he had not been found
The Portland daily press., 1887-05-20
STATE TOPICS.
Some Real Estate Transactions Now
and 90 Years Ago.
Maine Men Who stIi Cling to Blue
Coats and Brass Buttons.
Some Financial institutions Started
and to be Started.

State Treasurer Burlelgh. who has been at
Bar Harbor with the Augusta gentlemen
who have been investing there. says few
people In Maine have an idea Of the great
results that win follow the great advance
now going ON in the value Of property along
the eastern coast Of Maine Hundreds Of
thousands Of dollars are going into Mount
Desert alone. All this land, Of which the
prices are going up with such phenomenal
rapidity, and all the elegant cottages that
are going up, are TO be taxed When IL Is
remembered that the city Of Portland pays
something like One-eighth Of the entire
State tax, 1t can be readily understood how
the creation Of an 0pulent city at Bar Har-
Dor, with elegant villas scattered along the
adjacent coast, will be benefit that will be
felt in every town and on every farm In
Maine. The benefit TO the Maine Central
railroad, whose prosperity Is linked with the
prosperity Of the state, and TO the farmers
and traders In the places adjacent 10 Bar
Harbor viii be after all an incidental bene-
ut compared with the great advantage Of
having In the State another great and
wealthy community like Portland 10 bear
one-eighth or one-slxth Of the expense OF
supporting the State government and paying
the State debt.
The Portland daily press., 1887-05-20
Until Twenty-one.

lopcCidl 10 Tue 1TesS.I
Daniel Bartlett, the fifteen year old lad
who stole gun and other articles from
man in Livermore. with whom he was stop
ping sometime ago and who was captured
In Augusta, has been sent to the Reform
School until he shall become twenty-one
years of ago.
The Portland daily press., 1887-05-20

The Bar Harbor boom has set the owners
OF real estate to hoping and scheming all
along the coast Ex-Sheriff A. H. Barton,
Of Kennebec county. has in his possession a
little slip Of paper that shows that land down
in Hancock county was not always In so
great demand as at present. The slip Of pa
per Is lottery ticket which was issued In
1888 pursuant TO an order of the General
Court of Massachusett, establishing Land
Rufus Putnam and Leo Jarvis, one Of the
old land agents, were the managers Of this
lottery for the commonwealth. The ticket,
Number 22j was lucky one and drew three
hundred and twenty acres of land down on
Union river, which reaches the ocean In the
vicinity OF Mount Desert. The title to the
land Is certified 10 ON the back Of the ticket,
and this certificate Is signed by the Secretary
OF the Commonwealth Of Massachusetts In
17sS: 1t was considered legitimate way OF
raising revenue to dispose Of the wild lands
Of Maine by a lottery, and the title to that
land drawn by Ticket 225 ninety-nine years
ago was valid title. The man who held the
ticket never did anything with the land, the
expense OF travelling to 1t probably being
more than the land would amount to II Ii
could have been sold. IL was not until Maine
had become state, years after, that the
land was claimed under the title given by
the lottery ticket and sold.
The Portland daily press., 1887-05-20

Mean daily bar. 20. $50 Maximum ther....71.7
Mean daily ther. .53.3 Minimum ther. AGA
Mean daily d'wpt.49.7 Max. vel. wind...12
Mean daily hum..74.3 Total precip....... .03
METEOROLOGICAL REPORT
MAY 10, 1887, 10.O0P.M)
Observations taken at the same moment of time
at all stations
The Portland daily press., 1887-05-20
STANDING OF THE LEAGUE.
Following is the standing Of the clubs in
the New England League 10 date:


Innings. 2 4 8 6 z 8 o
New Yorks.........1 o o 3 LA
Base hits-New Yorks, %; Indianapolis, IA.
Errors-New Yorks, 4 indianapolis, A. Earned
runs-New Yorks. 8; indianapolis, 8. Batteries
New Yorks, Keefe and ORourke; Indianapolis
Healy and Arundel.
The Portland daily press., 1887-05-20

The present year bids fair 10 see the estab-
lishment Of great many institutions for the
lending Of money. The last Legislature It
will be remembered, granted guile number
Of charters for the formation Of trust com
panies and building loan associations. Some
OF these companies are nearly ready to begin
business and others will be before the year
is ended. The Northern Loan Trust Com
pany Of which Gov. Connor Is president, Is
one Of the most prominent Of them, 1t win
have, capital stock of 100000, half of
which VIII be invested In property that Is
quickly converted into cash while the other
half viii be invested In carefully selected
western farm mortgages. The company ex-
pect to issue interest bearing bond and do a
considerable deposit business. The head
quarters OF the company will be In Portland
The Eastesn Trust Company headquarters
will be at Boston. Already it has capital
stock Of $4,000 paid in, and 1t Is expected TO
Increase 1t considerably. Branches will be
established at Presque Isle, Ellsworth, Pitts
field and other towns, The company have
bought the Kenduskeag Natianal bank.
Ihey expect TO do a large deposit business.
Mr.: +. III. Clergde Is president, and a very
active president he will be. The Cumber-
stitution. IL has done little yet but get its
charter, but IL Is rumored that IL will begin
business In the fall In the building Mr.. Jose
s erecting ON Exchange street in this city.
IL Is said also 1t will establish new safety
deposit vault. The Hon. George r. Wescott
II one Of the most prominent OF the gentle
men interested In this company. There Is a
boom too in building loan associations, and
in many Of the cities and large towns In the
State there Is a lively interest In the subject.
Already a very promising association has
been started at Auburn, and one will soon be
| started in Augusta. In towns Of large pop
ulation these associations can be made very
| prosperous and very helpful. Butthey cannot
| be made TO work for any considerable length
of time In towns Of small and stationary
population.
The Portland daily press., 1887-05-20

Innings. 50
Chicag0s ............O o o 2 2 K o
Base hlts-Chicagos, IL; Washingtons, 10. Err
rors-Chicag0s, z; WashingtOns, z. Earned
runs-Chicagos, O; WashlngtOns A. Batteries
Chicagos, Ryan and Days Washingtons, Whitney
and Mack
The Portland daily press., 1887-05-20
THE MAINE STATE PRESS,

Published every THURSDAY MORNING, at $3.50
year; II paid in advance, $500 year.
q Advertisements inserted In the 'MAINE STATE
PRESS (which has a, large circulation in every
part OF the State) for $100 per square for first in
quent insertion.
Address all communications TO
PORTLAND PUBLISHING co.
Fort Worth daily gazette. (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1882-1891, 1887-04-19
OYER PROHIBITION.
Conflict of Authority in Maine Between the
Federal and State Courts.


AUGUSTA, Me-, April IA liquor case
on trial in the Superior court here has de-
veloped a conflict between the federal
and state courts as p result of
\ q clash betWeed the new liquor law of
the state and the regulations of
the Internal Revenue Department. One
of the provisions of the new LIQUOR law
is that the payment Of a'retail internal
revenue tax by the accused shall be con-
sidered prima faCia evidence of violation
of the law, and the penalties provided
shall be inflicted without further process.
In the case on trial Reuben G. Hall is
accused of having violated the law, and
Deputy Collector of Internal Revenue
Murphy was called to the stand to testify
as to the payment of retail tax by the
defendant. Murphy refused to testify,
stating that if he should give such evil
denCe his action would be likely 10 re-
duCe the amount OF collections in his dis
tlict, besides being contrary to the IN
structions of Collector Redman.
Judge WhltehOuse then ordered him
committed for contempt of court, but
suspended the action on the mittimus
until 10 O'Clock tomorrow morning, the
prisoner in the meanwhile remaining in
the custody of the sheriff.
This was to give Murphy an opportunl-
ty to petition Judge Webb of the United
States District court of Portland, for g
writ of habeas corpus, the neces-
sary papers for which were at
once forwarded. This morning Col
lector Rsdman telegraphed Judge
Whitehouse that Murphy was acting in
accordance with the instructions of him
self aud the Commissioner of Internal
Revenue, and requesting the prisoners
discharge. This request was not granted,
and the case was continued. The result
of the case will have an important bear
ing on the matter of administering the
liquor laws adopted at the recent session
of the Legislature.
Fort Worth daily gazette. (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1882-1891, 1887-04-19
Street Railway Boom,

Special to the Gazette.
TExARKANA, ARK, April 18.-Since the
completion and successful operation of
the Texarkana Street Railway a new
boom has taken the town in that particu-
lar enterprise, and number of our
monied men have come together for the
purpose of building another Street rail
way line, which will take its course from
the Cosmopolitan hotel, at the foot Of
State Line avenue, running directly up
that thoroughfare to point some half
mile beyond the city limits. The name
of the corporation will be the State Line
Street Railway, and it is composed of the
following named gentlemen: T.. A. War
rem, Samuel Lamly, c. c. DarrAn, Benja-
min Whitaker, James Marx, r. D. Hsr-
rell, James LOnginstti, J. H. Smilzer and
Larry Klien. At the initial meeting Of
these citizens capital stock of S25, 900
was subscribed and measures mere taken
looking to the permanent organization Of
the company, which will be in effect on
next Monday night, when articles of in
corporation will be drawn and the ball
placed in active motion.